Founded in 1961, LeadingAge California is the state’s leading advocate for quality, non-profit senior living and care. The association’s advocacy, educational programs and public relations help its members best serve the needs of the state’s older adults. LeadingAge California represents nearly 700 non-profit providers of senior living and care, as well as business services providers, including: Affordable Housing, Life Plan Communities, Assisted Living and Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Home- and Community-Based Care services, including PACE, Adult Day Health Care, and Home Care.
Congrats 2020 EMERGE graduates
Engage Magazine General Interest Summer 2020

Congratulations 2020 EMERGE Graduates

It’s hard to believe that we are graduating our 9th cohort of LeadingAge California’s leadership development program. EMERGE has been a catalyst for individuals who are seeking to transform their leadership skills to successfully lead highly engaged and innovative organizations, and the EMERGE Class of 2020 is no exception! The fellows have developed and exhibited leadership Read More…

Hiring in the Time of COVID
Engage Magazine General Interest Summer 2020

Hiring in the Time of COVID-19: Finding the Right Candidate Amidst the Pandemic

by JEFFREY BILSON, PRESIDENT, DRUTHERS AGENCY, INC., DRUTHERSAGENCY.COM  COVID-19 has impacted senior living operations in many ways, from visitation and tour restrictions, to modified dining protocols and troubling financial forecasts. We are in the midst of creatively adapting to the new realities of our environment. One area that must be reconsidered in today’s world is Read More…

Minka Homes creates middle-market senior housing
Affordable Senior Housing Engage Magazine General Interest Summer 2020

Creating Future Ecosystems for Aging Well in Middle Marketing Senior Housing

by ROBIN DOUGLAS, ROBIN DOUGLAS CREATIVE SERVICES, LLC  Ana Pinto da Silva is CEO of Minka Homes and Communities, an innovative model for middle market senior housing that combines best practices in universal and sustainable design with smart home technology to help people live their best lives, regardless of age or ability. A new partnership Read More…

Building Resilient Communities
Engage Magazine Summer 2020

Building Resilient Communities: Conversations on Thriving in a Post-COVID World

LeadingAge California members in architecture, marketing, and PR shared their thoughts on how designs for future senior living communities could change in the wake of COVID-19 – with new and heightened concerns like infection control, combating isolation and restrictions on visitation – and what it will it take to build “resilient” communities to survive and Read More…

Letter from the Board Chair
Engage Magazine General Interest Summer 2020

Letter from the Board Chair

by MOLLY FORREST, PRESIDENT, JEWISH HOME FOUNDATION I am honored and grateful to serve as your Chair of LeadingAge California. For decades, our association has been a trusted voice and advocate for aging. As I begin my tenure, I thank our Immediate Past Chair, Jasmine Borrego, for her wonderful leadership, advice, friendship and support of Read More…

Technology, Aging and COVID-19
Engage Magazine General Interest Spring 2020

The Road Ahead: How COVID-19 and Technology Will Reshape Our Future

by MAJD ALWAN, PH.D., SENIOR VP OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS STRATEGY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEADINGAGE CENTER FOR AGING SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES (CAST) The recent COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacted the older, frailer, and other vulnerable populations that LeadingAge members in California and across the nation care for, has had a significant impact on provider members, Read More…